tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51055773964299615052016-10-26T09:48:09.488-07:00Meza FamilyMichael, Kristin, Jacob, Hannah &amp; Sydney<p><br> &quot;Teach (your children) tolerance. They need not surrender their own beliefs while extending tolerance to those with other beliefs.&quot;</p><p>
Pres. Gordon B. Hinckley</p>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-71570917045997560422010-07-13T11:44:00.000-07:002010-07-13T11:44:16.420-07:00I want to share this recipe I tried from a friend-she left out the Tequlia and it was delicious.<br /><br />Lime Chicken Tequila Tailgate<br />Recipe courtesy Guy Fieri<br />Prep Time: 20 min Inactive Prep Time: -- Cook Time: 20 min Level: <br />Intermediate Serves: <br />4 servings Ingredients<br />2 ounces olive oil <br />1 cup julienned red onion <br />1 tablespoon minced jalapeno <br />1/2 cup roasted and julienned red bell pepper <br />1 roasted chicken, boned, skin discarded and shredded <br />1/4 teaspoon sea salt <br />1 teaspoon ground black pepper <br />1 tablespoon chopped garlic <br />2 tablespoons chopped cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish <br />4 tablespoons grated Parmesan, plus more for garnish <br />5 ounces mozzarella, grated <br />4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature <br />4 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice <br />3 ounces tequila <br />1/4 cup diced Roma tomatoes, for garnish <br />4 sourdough rolls, warmed <br />Directions<br />Layer 2 (15-inch) sheets of heavy aluminum foil together and fold 1/4-inch of the edges together to create 1 sheet. Repeat with another 2 pieces of foil, to create 2 double foiled sheets. Bend the edges of 1 of the sheets up 2 inches, to help keep the liquid in the foil.<br /><br />On a double sheet of foil, layer (in this order), the oil, onions, jalapeno, red bell peppers, chicken, salt and pepper, garlic, cilantro, cheeses, lemon juice and tequila.<br /><br />Put the second, double layered foil sheet on top of layered ingredients. Fold both double layered sheets of foil together in 1/4-inch folds, 4 times. When all the sides are folded together, make sure that the pouch is not leaking. Refrigerate until ready to cook.<br /><br />To cook preheat the oven or grill to 250 degrees F. Remove the foil pouch from the refrigerator and put on the grill, being careful not to snag the foil pouch and tear it open. Grill for 10 minutes, then flip and cook for another 10 minutes.<br /><br />Remove the pouch from the grill and slice the bag open. Garnish with the tomatoes, cilantro, and Parmesan and serve on warmed rolls.Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-50605975079309517732010-05-30T20:46:00.000-07:002010-05-30T20:54:27.664-07:002010 Father's Day Deep Dish Cookie Fundraiser for Girls Camp<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMyDMtyd0I/AAAAAAAAAcw/l0-XYFmeQ3Y/s1600/DSCF1078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMyDMtyd0I/AAAAAAAAAcw/l0-XYFmeQ3Y/s320/DSCF1078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477276602346927938" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMyBBINE1I/AAAAAAAAAco/O-_q-vgp6bM/s1600/DSCF1076.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMxrypi9lI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/jrnCVBbFnw8/s320/DSCF1073.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477276200212821586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMxreS_JrI/AAAAAAAAAcI/tnc0UpaULzQ/s1600/DSCF1071.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMxreS_JrI/AAAAAAAAAcI/tnc0UpaULzQ/s320/DSCF1071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477276194749490866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMxq4gQ0cI/AAAAAAAAAcA/jgZFxbDG9UQ/s1600/DSCF1070.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/TAMxq4gQ0cI/AAAAAAAAAcA/jgZFxbDG9UQ/s320/DSCF1070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477276184604627394" /></a><br />Taking orders at church starting this Sunday, June 6th & June 13th! <br />$8 each!<br />Chocolate Chip or White Chocolate Chip 9" deep dish cookie for Dad!Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-48756957033321442142009-12-16T21:35:00.000-08:002009-12-16T22:57:28.007-08:00My BABY, Sydney!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynRxp0w4gI/AAAAAAAAAbA/kanWANCkNoI/s1600-h/DSCN4097.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynNZ7LOoII/AAAAAAAAAaQ/XqRkRtfphP8/s320/Syd1stdayKinderMrsO.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416085872154943618" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynNZLDD4PI/AAAAAAAAAaI/t3BbouREvCg/s1600-h/DSCN3588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynNZLDD4PI/AAAAAAAAAaI/t3BbouREvCg/s320/DSCN3588.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416085859235782898" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJftgTsuI/AAAAAAAAAaA/aRLDEiUzaG0/s1600-h/Sydschwinbday.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJftgTsuI/AAAAAAAAAaA/aRLDEiUzaG0/s320/Sydschwinbday.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416081573517964002" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJfSgrmTI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/TubBhPm_T74/s1600-h/SydHannahSnow.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJfSgrmTI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/TubBhPm_T74/s320/SydHannahSnow.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416081566271772978" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJe6fWDtI/AAAAAAAAAZw/0mECsua_W2s/s1600-h/SydHan043003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJe6fWDtI/AAAAAAAAAZw/0mECsua_W2s/s320/SydHan043003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416081559823716050" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJesMixwI/AAAAAAAAAZo/LR3HGdteM10/s1600-h/039A3721.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SynJesMixwI/AAAAAAAAAZo/LR3HGdteM10/s320/039A3721.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416081555986761474" /></a><br />Today my youngest, Sydney Michelle turned 10 years old.<br />Sydney is such a sweet, energetic, imaginative little girl.<br />She has always shown people how much she loves them. In Kindergarten, she began givng a hug to her teacher and soon each child in the classroom was doing the same(I don't think that had ever happened in the 20+years she had been teaching).<br /><br />She loves to try/play so many sports; she has a natural ability for them. She got a scooter when she was 3 & tore it up! When she turned 5 she got a Schwinn Stingray Bicycle & the traingin wheels were unnecessary. She played on a city basketball team in 2nd grade & loved it! She went with Hannah to the ice skating rink for an activity that Hannah was a part of and after 10 minutes Sydney(age 6 1/2) could ice skate alone!! She played soccer when she was in Kindergarten & has been asking to play again since then so she did this past fall. She was a great goalie-not scared one bit! She went to a volletball camp 2 nights a week for a few weeks and I forgot to tell the coach that she had NEVER played before-no need to explain she did just fine!<br /><br />In school, her favorite "subject" is writing her own plays or stories. She has written stories since second grade & recently prepared her own argument regarding why she needs a cell phone to present at one of our family meetings. She has written at least 4 sequential parts to a puppet play for the puppet theater in her classroom this year! <br /><br />Love you Syd :)Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-49336144657900863032009-12-03T15:09:00.001-08:002009-12-03T15:09:31.058-08:00<img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bHQ9MTI1OTg4MTcxOTk1MCZwdD*xMjU5ODgxNzYwMTg*JnA9NDE4ODEzJmQ9MjAzNDk5Jm49YmxvZ2dlciZnPTImbz*xMjMzOTAzODQ2ZmY*ZjQ3YmJjZjRiMWJjNGNkMWE3NSZvZj*w.gif" /><div style='background-color:#e9e9e9; width: 425px;'><object id='A367953' quality='high' data='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=2UJyILaBLkmaWeib&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself' pluginspage='http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' height='319' width='425'><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><param name='movie' value='http://aka.zero.jibjab.com/client/zero/ClientZero_EmbedViewer.swf?external_make_id=2UJyILaBLkmaWeib&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='scaleMode' value='showAll'></param><param name='quality' value='high'></param><param name='allowNetworking' value='all'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true' /><param name='FlashVars' value='external_make_id=2UJyILaBLkmaWeib&service=elfyourself.jibjab.com&partnerID=ElfYourself'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param></object><div style='text-align:center; width:435px; margin-top:6px;'>Send your own <a href='http://www.elfyourself.com'>ElfYourself</a> <a href='http://sendables.jibjab.com/ecards'>eCards</a></div></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-54409611888317042232009-09-03T17:37:00.000-07:002009-09-03T17:55:17.637-07:00Better Late than Never...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SqBk97WU7eI/AAAAAAAAAZg/KIXpwJ-muRY/s1600-h/DSC02047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SqBk97WU7eI/AAAAAAAAAZg/KIXpwJ-muRY/s320/DSC02047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408970146508258" /></a><br /><c><em>School HAS started!</em> <p>Jacob, Hannah and Sydney started school on August 24th.<p> Jacob is a junior in High School this year taking classes such as...US History, AP Statistics, Spanish 3, AP Biology, Literature(can't remember which type) & Anatomy/Physiology. He starts school at 700am with a Zero period and gets out at 1:40 because he doesn't have a 6th period. He begins his day at 5:15am with Early Morning Seminary Class( a religion class comparable to catechism in the Catholic religion, I guess) It begins at 6:00am and ends at 6:45 with just enough time to slip into Zero period at the High School. <p> Hannah is a high and mighty 6th grader at the Elementary school! Last year here for her. She likes school(but don't tell anyone) and will turn 12 in March, just around the corner! She is continuing piano lessons and is undecided on dance club afterschool. We'll let you know!<p> Sydney is now in the 4th grade. She has an actual classroom this year, not a portable classroom. She is beginning soccer soon for the first time since 1st grade. She's dying to play again. She has also been lobbying for cello lessons at school. We are looking thoroughly into that!<p> We are excited and all crazy as everyone's schedules collide and reshape to begin the school year! We added a new member to our house, this is her 2nd week here- Thank you Gwen & Grant! Bailey is our new pug puppy, 4-4 1/2 months old. She is loved by all, some a little less than others(Hershey)! All will be well! Til next time...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SqBk9KMbh-I/AAAAAAAAAZY/X-rzG9ggvak/s1600-h/DSC02055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SqBk9KMbh-I/AAAAAAAAAZY/X-rzG9ggvak/s320/DSC02055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377408956951660514" /></a>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-82855133787405795112009-05-04T23:01:00.001-07:002009-05-04T23:30:16.683-07:00My baby is 16 tomorrow!<center><strong>I just wanted to show off my "baby". I love you Jacob!</strong> </center> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_bu-OxSEI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/6fx67bZfGHk/s1600-h/IMG_2795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_bu-OxSEI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/6fx67bZfGHk/s320/IMG_2795.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332222083855370306" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_bEbH-S8I/AAAAAAAAAZI/MBnvcT3rJac/s1600-h/IMG_2388.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_bEbH-S8I/AAAAAAAAAZI/MBnvcT3rJac/s320/IMG_2388.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332221352877116354" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_Yta32dNI/AAAAAAAAAZA/YhLz-kypGa8/s1600-h/Scan_Pic0009.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_YQBHhq5I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/T4-ayqvz2MM/s320/Scan_Pic0003.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332218253519465362" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_YLZzbSII/AAAAAAAAAYI/l3aXdXd_QFA/s1600-h/Scan_Pic0002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_YLZzbSII/AAAAAAAAAYI/l3aXdXd_QFA/s320/Scan_Pic0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332218174246701186" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_YGhZD1FI/AAAAAAAAAYA/ftfsYu0xVTs/s1600-h/Scan_Pic0001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_YGhZD1FI/AAAAAAAAAYA/ftfsYu0xVTs/s320/Scan_Pic0001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332218090384249938" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_XgOBVWKI/AAAAAAAAAX4/2mxlCR4I6bg/s1600-h/Scan_Pic0011.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 224px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_XgOBVWKI/AAAAAAAAAX4/2mxlCR4I6bg/s320/Scan_Pic0011.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332217432349431970" /></a>05/05/1993 @2:50am Jacob Andrew Meza arrived into this world and it hasn't been the same since...<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_XB-12vrI/AAAAAAAAAXw/HZ9cavNPa8w/s1600-h/Scan_Pic0010.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/Sf_XB-12vrI/AAAAAAAAAXw/HZ9cavNPa8w/s320/Scan_Pic0010.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332216912878681778" /></a><p>At only one year old, already, I believe that both Grandma's were being manpulated.<p>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-55497033208578414462009-04-26T20:11:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:11:07.608-07:00Oh Yes a Blog Picture!<div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'><a href='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SfUiS2oNOZI/AAAAAAAAAXo/MmEbrEfqxzU/s1600-h/DSC01454.JPG'><img src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SfUiS2oNOZI/AAAAAAAAAXo/MmEbrEfqxzU/s320/DSC01454.JPG' border='0' alt='' /></a>&nbsp;</div><br /><br />For all of you who haven't seen us lately...we went to Salt Lake City during Spring break and this is our family at the LDS conference center across the street from the Salt Lake City Temple. It was a great meeting-glad we could go hear a prophet's voice.<div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-73324136423542313362009-02-14T17:09:00.001-08:002009-02-14T17:30:54.390-08:00Oh Valentines!Hannah and Sydney wanted to make their Valentine Cards this year and I admit that they cost more than buying them and writing our name on them but I like to do this because then I actually do a craft with my children. This year I looked at the Family Fun magazine and someone had sent in an idea for "rock candy". Hannah saw it and declared that this was the "one" we were going to do. I tried it for my Primary class at church and it was not too hard.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SZdvFiWrfZI/AAAAAAAAAXg/zxYmg4L4hCw/s1600-h/DSC01364.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SZdvFiWrfZI/AAAAAAAAAXg/zxYmg4L4hCw/s320/DSC01364.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302829227164007826" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SZduzZddAUI/AAAAAAAAAXY/FBNTgQsQSrc/s1600-h/DSC01363.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SZduzZddAUI/AAAAAAAAAXY/FBNTgQsQSrc/s320/DSC01363.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302828915538854210" /></a><br />Take a look- everyone in Hannah and Sydney's class got an "ipod"!<br /><br /><br />Years previous, we have done a peek-a-boo heart with a picture of Hannah's face inside.<p><br />Also a Heart with a see through vinyl heart on top stitched around the edge and filled with a little candy(kind of like a pocket but you could see it all).<br />Also one year a heart folded down the middle with a tail taped on and whiskers so it looked like a mouse. We tucked a balloon inside instead of candy.<br /><br />Happy Valentines Day everyone!Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-62710119676316517332009-01-01T15:51:00.000-08:002009-01-01T16:23:15.574-08:00To Blog or Not to Blog?<strong>After </strong>more than 30+ days, I have finally found a small window of opportunity to blog. It's New Year's Day 2009! <em>Happy New Year Everyone!</em><br /><br />Looking back on this past year I have to say that I am fully aware of many blessings that I and my family have recieved. Spiritually, Emotionally, Physically, Financially and most surely blessings given to us through friends and family. <br /><br />I have a home that I can call mine and it gives me shelter and comfort.<br />I have two cars to get me to the places I need & my children need to go.<br />I have a wonderful husband who has a job to support our family and for whom I am truly thankful.<br />I have much extended FAMILY who loves me and my family and would do anything to help us(and has done everything).<br />I have friends who go above and beyond friendship sometimes, to help me with dinner(s), teach me new things, help me learn how to blog & Facebook(ha ha ha)! They share their children and friends with me too!<br />I have a job that I love and have fun at-what more could I want than to play with children and talk to a friend the whole morning?<br />I had the opportunity this year to meet an older woman at church and get to know her a bit and hopefully give her a little comfort and a smile along with my two daughters, neice and nephew and two other little friends. She passed away a few weeks ago but that memory will stay with me and those children forever. <br /><br />Looking back is a good thing but moving forward shows our character, I think.<br /><br />I hope that this New Year brings you what you need, for you and your family.<br />From the movie, "Meet the Robinsons" KEEP MOVING FORWARD.Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-56947872405480899432008-11-24T15:12:00.000-08:002008-11-24T15:19:09.817-08:00Jacob's ASB Two Day Hiatus<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SSs1qbFGG3I/AAAAAAAAAWg/H38uS-CQydc/s1600-h/1124080956.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SSs1qbFGG3I/AAAAAAAAAWg/H38uS-CQydc/s320/1124080956.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5272366791707204466" /></a><br /><center>Jacob is the Sophomore class treasurer/secretary this year and they have a yearly trip called CADA(don't know what that exactly stands for). They hit Disneyland for a day then stay at the Disneyland Hotel for the night and then have classes that they go to for leadership training, etc. Jacob sent me a text/picture message this morning- Guess who he found at the new Disney Grand Hotel??? Sweet Niblets! Jacob said that he saw him , then said "Hey can I take a picture with you real quick?" He said "Sure" and it was done. Nice of him, I thought.</center>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-69176178537581502492008-11-20T22:22:00.000-08:002008-11-21T16:46:55.248-08:00THIS WAS TOO FUN TO DO! I think I might have even been to a couple more of the lower eastern states but I'd have to look at a road map to be sure.<br />Try your own!<br /><br /><img src="http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=t&amp;chs=440x220&amp;chtm=usa&amp;chf=bg,s,336699&amp;chco=d0d0d0,cc0000&amp;chd=s:9999999999999999999999999999999999999&amp;chld=AZCACTDEFLGAIDILINIAKSMEMDMAMNNVNHNJNMNYNCNDOHORPARISDTXUTVTWYOKMOVATNARMT" width="440" height="220" /><br/>visited 37 states (74%)<br /><br />Sorry all- Here is the link to do your own or at least the address.<br /><br />http://douweosinga.com/projects/visited?region=usaKristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-7957946048821660132008-11-19T21:38:00.000-08:002008-11-19T21:45:40.845-08:00Just because I haven't in over a month...So, you might wonder what we are up to OR if Halloween happened here at our house. You might think we vanished off the face of the earth...but NO! We are still here.<br /><br />Since our/my last entry I have stood on street corners(with "YES on 8" signs), walked in the dark with strange and funny and cute looking children(Trick or treating), sang at church(primary program-had ya didn't I?) and kicked my husband out of the house(to his new job).<br /><br />I have alot of things to be thankful for and alot of people I am thankful to know and have as friends and family. <br /><br />I will try to be a better blogger because I love to share and because I really don't like going to a blog to check it each day and NOTHING is new! Sorry no pictures this time but maybe I'll add them later.<br />Love you all-KristinKristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-18523369850030039072008-10-08T21:03:00.000-07:002008-10-08T21:14:21.113-07:00Tuesday Musings #20 (...late!)<div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#003300;">Something nobody knows about me is…</span></em></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#333300;"></span></em></strong> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#000099;"><strong>I</strong></span><span style="color:#3366ff;"> have NEVER done a crossword puzzle completely! </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></em> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">Oh I have looked at some, but never ever have I tried really to do one either.</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">They have never interested me because I don't think I am smart enough.</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">To test this theory I tried one this past Sunday from one of the magazines I get(All You) and...NOPE, didn't happen.</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">I tried, really tried, even got out the dictionary, but couldn't get it and then had no desire to try any longer-</span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">Oh Well, it wasn't exciting but if I told you something exciting then EVERYONE would know, <strong>N-O-W!</strong> </span></em></div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></em> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;"></span></em> </div><div align="center"><em><span style="color:#3366ff;">I found this quote as the title of an article in the LA Times from last year-</span></em></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#000000;">To provoke cross words, you can’t beat crosswords!</span></strong></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-76290279246299852002008-10-07T22:40:00.000-07:002008-10-07T22:58:53.845-07:00YES on Prop 8 in California!<div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">I just added a video to the top right of my blog. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;"> It's very important to me. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#990000;">Please watch this video; get the word out to friends/family to vote YES on Proposition 8 </span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663300;"> Protect the Family- Protect Marriage!</span> </span></strong></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-82096787278908883462008-10-06T16:30:00.000-07:002008-10-08T21:02:40.687-07:00Tuesday Musings #19(still, very late)<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SO2Bt0gRG-I/AAAAAAAAAVI/HeHpF6PKw1s/s1600-h/DSC00926.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254998964399315938" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SO2Bt0gRG-I/AAAAAAAAAVI/HeHpF6PKw1s/s320/DSC00926.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SO2BdKpw7PI/AAAAAAAAAVA/J-DZgvHn29A/s1600-h/DSC00924.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5254998678286953714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SO2BdKpw7PI/AAAAAAAAAVA/J-DZgvHn29A/s320/DSC00924.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em> </em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em></em></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330000;"><strong><em> <p>Give us your favorite chocolate recipe(s) and tell us why you love it.</em></strong></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">My favorite Chocolate recipe is called BTS(Better than Something) but I can't get a hold of it! When I find it I will surely share.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">In the mean time, I love brownies with a choclate frosting that my mom used to make when we were little. I still don't get how she got us to wait til she made the frosting because I can't even wait and so I haven't ever made this frosting myself. They really are good though.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">Here's the recipe for the frosting(make your own brownies though)-</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">CHOCOLATE SATIN FROSTING</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">1/4 cup butter(margarine)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">2 cups powdered sugar</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">1 Tbls milk</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">1 tsp vanilla</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">1/8 tsp salt</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">1 egg</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">2 envelopes/squares unsweetened choc (baking) <strong>OR</strong> 3 tsps cocoa to 1 Tbls oil= 1 square</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;"></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">Mix all together. (you have to melt the choc if using squares). </span><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">This is light colored but just the right chocolate to go with the chocolate of the brownies.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#663300;">Enjoy- maybe I will make this myself, now. <strong>EDIT</strong>- I Did make it and the pictures are above!</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-29802215852844682702008-09-30T16:15:00.000-07:002008-09-30T16:29:48.613-07:00Pssst...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOK196kXu9I/AAAAAAAAAU0/UGZMKUnChLI/s1600-h/DSC00919.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251960190765874130" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOK196kXu9I/AAAAAAAAAU0/UGZMKUnChLI/s320/DSC00919.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Holy Cow! I just got a FREE dinner in a box,(well in a way I guess). </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I still need 1 lb of chicken breast and 2 Tbs butter or margarine and 3/4 cup milk but...</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I joined something online called "<span style="color:#cc0000;">pssst</span>". Its through General Mills and you answer questions, etc and sometimes they supposedly send you items to promote or try and then promote. I'll keep you posted on if we like it or not! </div><div> Also included were TEN(10) coupons for $1.25 off one dinner kit.</div><div> YES! You know how I love my coupons.<br /></div><div>Meanwhile- I thought "maybe some of my friends would like free food also".</div><br /><div>Here is the link to sign up- <a href="http://pssst.generalmills.com/"><span style="font-size:130%;">http://pssst.generalmills.com/</span></a></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-30194387076316624622008-09-28T18:58:00.000-07:002008-09-28T19:20:46.300-07:00Tuesday Musings #18 (very late)<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA7P3LlgsI/AAAAAAAAAUc/xhx4KUBpvbg/s1600-h/shower.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251262309210620610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA7P3LlgsI/AAAAAAAAAUc/xhx4KUBpvbg/s320/shower.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA4oZjALEI/AAAAAAAAATs/PDPmAC4zeG8/s1600-h/cottoncandy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251259432217619522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA4oZjALEI/AAAAAAAAATs/PDPmAC4zeG8/s200/cottoncandy.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA7BWjTkbI/AAAAAAAAAUU/qdxWcBkh5hw/s1600-h/candycorn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251262059933569458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA7BWjTkbI/AAAAAAAAAUU/qdxWcBkh5hw/s320/candycorn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><div><div><div><div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>What are a few things that you could not live without? </strong></span></div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA6IL1bTZI/AAAAAAAAAT0/y-jXy5ciRVg/s1600-h/books.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251261077804240274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA6IL1bTZI/AAAAAAAAAT0/y-jXy5ciRVg/s200/books.jpg" border="0" /></a><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251261449413646578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA6d0MA2PI/AAAAAAAAAUE/S5bF5Y62i1I/s400/family.jpg" border="0" /> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA6yBujozI/AAAAAAAAAUM/9uFl0GDrCG8/s1600-h/WalMart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251261796645577522" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SOA6yBujozI/AAAAAAAAAUM/9uFl0GDrCG8/s200/WalMart.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-70410695729944834062008-09-28T18:43:00.000-07:002008-09-28T18:49:26.546-07:00Tuesday Musings #17 (very, very late)<div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#666600;"><strong>Are you addicted to anything? And if so what??</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">I don't think I should answer this question because there are too many answers.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">1. Scrabble(online)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">2. Candy Corn</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">3. Reading(some books I just can't put down)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">4. Children(I love to play)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">5. Coupons</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">6. Shopping(with #5 above)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663300;">Thanks Jenn for asking! Now...is there rehab for any of these?</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-67159803179370116752008-09-27T00:18:00.000-07:002008-09-28T18:35:54.285-07:00Fleece...Apparently it's for the DOG!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SN3ftdxhMdI/AAAAAAAAATU/3PPZpGhoJSQ/s1600-h/DSC00911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5250598712763298258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SN3ftdxhMdI/AAAAAAAAATU/3PPZpGhoJSQ/s320/DSC00911.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Last night, Hannah heard Hershey making some different noises but couldn't find him and so I became interested and started looking too. He hasn't been resting on the couches too much lately, usually on the floor wherever we are sitting or cooking, etc.<br /><br /><br />Well, Hannah found him. <span style="font-size:130%;">Dressed!</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a L.L. Bean <span style="color:#000099;"><strong>Fleece</strong></span> half zip pullover and Hershey loves <span style="color:#003300;"><strong>FLEECE</strong></span>. It is zipped up and when he moved it around to get it just where he wanted it, his head came throught the neck hole but his shoulders and everything else wouldn't fit. So, while we were looking for him, he rolled/flopped off the couch inside it to respond to our calling his name. The kids thought it was so funny that we had to get the camera and then take a video- Our first on our blog! It's kind of dark but the kids got a couple slices of pepperoni to entice Hershey to try to walk BECAUSE, I forgot to mention this...when we found him he wouldn't come to us he was just sitting in the middle of the living room waiting for someone to help him(which we did after we got this video).<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">P.S. No dog was hurt in the making of this film!</span></div><br /><br /><iframe allowFullScreen='true' webkitallowfullscreen='true' mozallowfullscreen='true' width='320' height='263' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyQzEMLOLvEAR1xA41czWnJWkSB3wdT2baNBk2i85M-BBQOeztAnjcOt5X9ZnfHSFp7UW7oR10HZokMdfSHJA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' FRAMEBORDER='0' /><br /><br />We have quite a few <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>fleece</strong> </span>blankets in our home and just the other night he jumped up on Sydney's bed, while she was sleeping(and everyone else) and rustled around to knock off Sydney comforter that is folded at the bottom of her bed. He then rooted around to open a smaller <span style="color:#663366;"><strong>fleece</strong></span> baby blanket that was under the comforter so he could get it just right and curl up in it to spend the rest of a comfortable evening. The large comforter was on the floor right next to the bed, upside down!<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#3366ff;">We love our PUP!</span></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-54236512152568390002008-09-22T20:34:00.000-07:002008-09-22T20:56:12.678-07:00First Day of School (Almost a month late)<div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhj5F_kObI/AAAAAAAAASk/J3IzxSUTgDA/s1600-h/IMG_0619.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhj5F_kObI/AAAAAAAAASk/J3IzxSUTgDA/s320/IMG_0619.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is Hannah with her 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Barnett!</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhj5f7yoSI/AAAAAAAAASs/JwmyO7cw6Mk/s1600-h/IMG_0624.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhj5f7yoSI/AAAAAAAAASs/JwmyO7cw6Mk/s320/IMG_0624.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Sydney has two teachers(for the price of one)in 3rd grade!</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is Ms. Brisco.</div><br /><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhj5udOxnI/AAAAAAAAAS0/4zj4o1dukiM/s1600-h/IMG_0625.JPG"><img alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhj5udOxnI/AAAAAAAAAS0/4zj4o1dukiM/s320/IMG_0625.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">This is Sydney with Mrs. Posse(pronounced Paa-say').</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Mrs. Posse teaches language arts in the am &amp; Ms. Brisco teaches math in the pm.</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">They split a contract to work this way.</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:180%;">BEWARE BELOW</span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span style="font-size:130%;">this could be a shock!</span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">On the last day of the first week of school, I let the girls wear their new t-shirts that Jacob got them from his high school.</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249058857787600338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhnOG-MLdI/AAAAAAAAATM/YPFnCf5tMGc/s320/IMG_0652.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249058556540463698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SNhm8kvRqlI/AAAAAAAAATE/rROFHYXJFl0/s320/IMG_0654.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-size:180%;">YIKES!</span></div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">What you should know is...all the kids from Hannah and Sydney's elementary are going to go to Poly High School which is a big rival for every other HS in Riverside, Arlington included!</div><div style="MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: center">What guts they have!!!<br /></div><div style="CLEAR: both; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BORDER-TOP: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" alt="Posted by Picasa" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-83469815351285437402008-08-25T16:14:00.000-07:002008-08-25T17:04:40.539-07:00Tuesday Musings #16<p align="center"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNGlAGKYGI/AAAAAAAAARo/RVOYyoXZzNA/s1600-h/800px-Olympic_Rings_svg.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238608393056968802" style="WIDTH: 210px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 97px" height="97" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNGlAGKYGI/AAAAAAAAARo/RVOYyoXZzNA/s200/800px-Olympic_Rings_svg.png" width="479" border="0" /></a></p><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><em>Olympics-</em><br /></span>There are many different events at the Olympics.<br />You must create a new event that you would be the best at so that you could take home the GOLD.<br />What is your event?<br /><br /></div><div><span style="color:#003300;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Couponing</span> </span><br /></div><div>90 minutes of grocery shopping with the most savings from coupons. </div><div><br /> </div><div>The actual total spent does not matter. It is the amount saved from coupons in relation to the amount spent. For example; Total is 166.98 but amount spent is 70.31 which is a savings of 96.67! The person with the highest percent saved in the time alotted wins. BYOC(Bring your own coupons) I think there should be a standardized list of the items that have to be purchased to keep <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNFquqNicI/AAAAAAAAARg/P08l6IPFPp4/s1600-h/rfc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238607391943920066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNFquqNicI/AAAAAAAAARg/P08l6IPFPp4/s400/rfc.jpg" border="0" /></a>it even but it would all depend on whether you brought the right coupons with you.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNFL7StJJI/AAAAAAAAARI/7TlXgPZuyTs/s1600-h/couponorganizer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238606862759044242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNFL7StJJI/AAAAAAAAARI/7TlXgPZuyTs/s320/couponorganizer.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>That would mean that some people would have these big coupon boxes or cases or file cabinets which could slow you down or if they were organized well, maybe just put you over to win a GOLD instead of a silver or bronze<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNFMH0HlYI/AAAAAAAAARQ/AMZ_mT4vUhw/s1600-h/rollingsuitcase.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5238606866120414594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SLNFMH0HlYI/AAAAAAAAARQ/AMZ_mT4vUhw/s320/rollingsuitcase.jpg" border="0" /></a>I could really excel at this.</div><div>I wanted to find some reciepts to show for this and scan them in but I realized the last few I threw away and then the very last one I sent in for a $10 rebate(ps. I only spent $42 and saved $127)</div><div><br /></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;">BRING ON THE GOLD !</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">If not <span style="font-size:180%;"><em>Couponing</em></span> then... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:180%;">Who has the most cereal in their cupboards? </span></div><div align="center">Possibly a second gold medal here for me?</div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-13764686337126878432008-08-16T19:04:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:46:59.182-07:00Family Visits!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeO6vtJUpI/AAAAAAAAAQc/z6JcyxEiCLY/s1600-h/DSC00755.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235310231730868882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeO6vtJUpI/AAAAAAAAAQc/z6JcyxEiCLY/s200/DSC00755.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><div></div><div>This week &amp; the past we had Trena(on &amp; off because she still had two jobs in between) and Andrew and Jordan and Jazlynn.<br /></div><div><div>They called Monday afternoon when they arrived and Hannah and Sydney were screaming to go to Grandma's house to see them!</div><div></div><br /><div>So off we went to see if Jordan would warm up to us...he did eventually.</div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>So then they next afternoon we went to Kembly's pool for a co<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKLyLUG2I/AAAAAAAAAPM/EJ27GfkJUdk/s1600-h/DSC00780.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235305026893912930" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKLyLUG2I/AAAAAAAAAPM/EJ27GfkJUdk/s320/DSC00780.JPG" border="0" /></a>ol afternoo<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKNLWtpmI/AAAAAAAAAPs/VVoSzLsR2TQ/s1600-h/DSC00785.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235305050832479842" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKNLWtpmI/AAAAAAAAAPs/VVoSzLsR2TQ/s320/DSC00785.JPG" border="0" /></a>n. </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKMAGc-tI/AAAAAAAAAPU/qZNGeJ3DNwI/s1600-h/DSC00781.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235305030631619282" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKMAGc-tI/AAAAAAAAAPU/qZNGeJ3DNwI/s320/DSC00781.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKMtfYRII/AAAAAAAAAPc/DwYagLTms3Q/s1600-h/DSC00782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235305042815763586" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKMtfYRII/AAAAAAAAAPc/DwYagLTms3Q/s320/DSC00782.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKM99qSVI/AAAAAAAAAPk/5cvBZySICKM/s1600-h/DSC00783.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235305047237740882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeKM99qSVI/AAAAAAAAAPk/5cvBZySICKM/s320/DSC00783.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><div>I don't know why but I don't have a picture at the pool of Trena or Andrew(or me either-ha ha).</div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div>After that we got to watch Jordan the next afternoon while Andrew, Trena and Jazlynn went to Disneyland. It was Jazlynn's first time! </div><br /><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Jordan was a little nervous when he came over because Uncle Michael (alias my 2nd Daddy) had been with Jordan all morning and wondered what was going on but with Hershey's help and the girls undying attention, he was fine! See:</div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeMrOSt0dI/AAAAAAAAAP0/eWcRgQZ5grQ/s1600-h/DSC00794.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235307766040351186" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeMrOSt0dI/AAAAAAAAAP0/eWcRgQZ5grQ/s320/DSC00794.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeMroojktI/AAAAAAAAAP8/DlsofSrCl1Q/s1600-h/DSC00795.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235307773111276242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeMroojktI/AAAAAAAAAP8/DlsofSrCl1Q/s320/DSC00795.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>After that it was all the way until this past Monday the 11th that we gathered for FHE at Balboa Beach on the north side of the pier towards Newport. For the family reading this, that would be the regualr spot! My pictures are not great but they are all I have because I forgot until it was getting dark.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeOLJRCWzI/AAAAAAAAAQE/qQuQfj1mgow/s1600-h/DSC00796.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309413958572850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeOLJRCWzI/AAAAAAAAAQE/qQuQfj1mgow/s320/DSC00796.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeOLSFkFvI/AAAAAAAAAQM/hlix9JgCO_8/s1600-h/DSC00799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309416326371058" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeOLSFkFvI/AAAAAAAAAQM/hlix9JgCO_8/s320/DSC00799.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeOL9UUt4I/AAAAAAAAAQU/MV8TEYmYO8c/s1600-h/DSC00806.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235309427931002754" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeOL9UUt4I/AAAAAAAAAQU/MV8TEYmYO8c/s320/DSC00806.JPG" border="0" /></a>The pictures above are of some of the group playing pickle on the beach. Paul and Brandy are standing next to the kids chairs. The Burbach's(Mom &amp; Dad) and Tim and his wife, Nicole joined us for FHE and the bonfire with SMORE'S. It was so cute to see Haylee and Jordan sitting in the little chairs watching the pickle game. If there is someone you don't recognize, that is Andrea, Hannah's friend that lives across the street. Check out Trena-She is the one "<em>playing</em>" pickle. She's wearing the peach colored shirt and stayed right on the base(towel) most of the game! It was a blast. </div><div></div><div>We got to see Jordan today while Andrew took Jazlynn school shopping. Grandma and Grandpa brought him over for a visit a little while ago and we took more pictures but I haven't loaded those yet. Thanks for visiting. We miss all our family who are far away!</div></div></div></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-71873845505680856602008-08-16T18:47:00.000-07:002008-08-16T19:46:01.493-07:00Tuesday Musings #15<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeDgAs1p2I/AAAAAAAAAOg/RhU2IoaPndY/s1600-h/CasperGhost.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235297677808609122" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKeDgAs1p2I/AAAAAAAAAOg/RhU2IoaPndY/s320/CasperGhost.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Well, the topic this past week(8/5/09) was <em><span style="font-size:130%;">GHOSTS! </span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;">I guess I don't think much about ghosts. All that came to mind was...(name that ghost >)</span></em></div><br /><div></div><br /><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;"></span></em></p><p><em><span style="font-size:130%;">So, then I kept thinking and I remembered my favorite ghosts- This is a cartoon with Mickey, Donald &amp; Goofy and they are ghost exterminators!</span></em></p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47jWsdlvWwU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47jWsdlvWwU</a></p><p>I don't recall ever seeing a ghost but I'll keep you in the loop when I do!</p><p></p><p></p>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-11251221632196943432008-08-11T15:11:00.000-07:002008-08-11T15:47:36.578-07:00Jacob's 8 days of CHAOS<span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKDA7qY0C4I/AAAAAAAAAOY/OdatiZCM3e0/s1600-h/Jacobsanjacinto.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233394898227694466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kg3-owRUNWY/SKDA7qY0C4I/AAAAAAAAAOY/OdatiZCM3e0/s400/Jacobsanjacinto.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">Jacob </span></strong><span style="font-size:100%;">had his own 8 Crazy Days! On August 1st, he arrived at the home of our Scout Leader, Mike Biggs for a priest/teacher hike, one of 3 planned for 3 weekends this month. It was </span><span style="font-size:180%;">Friday </span><span style="font-size:100%;">and they left to hike Mt San Jacinto(via the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway). They left at </span><span style="font-size:180%;">10:00am</span>, <span style="font-size:100%;">camped overnight, hiked, returned at about</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">7:30 pm</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">on</span> <span style="font-size:180%;">Saturday night</span>. <span style="font-size:100%;">Here is a link to those pictures-take a look at the very last one!</span></span></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663333;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.biggsfamily.net/share/SanJac/SanJac.htm">http://www.biggsfamily.net/share/SanJac/SanJac.htm</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#663333;"><span style="font-size:180%;">Sunday, August 3rd-</span>went to to church!</span></span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#663333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663333;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;">August 4th, Monday</span> at <span style="font-size:180%;">10:00am</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">arrived at the Metrolink station for his Arlington High School ASB retreat. Bascially to meet/mesh with all the student body leaders and train for helping with registration and to have fun together, &amp; learn about the upcoming years responsibilities. This year, so far there are 5 members of the church on ASB plus the teacher/advisor is Mormon too. They may get 2 more when the freshman have their elections! Along the way, go to the beach(they stayed in San Clemente) and take a Dolphin excursion, eat and play and stay up all night messing around. Don't worry they were accompanied by 5 or 6 adult leaders. On the dolphin excursion they were lucky enough to see many common dolphins but also to see not ONE, but 2 HUMPBACK WHALES and...A BLUE WHALE. One of the humpback whales surfaced for 15-20 minutes! Crazy fun. So then they arrived back to Riverside on the Metrolink at </span><span style="font-size:180%;">12:21pm</span> on </span><span style="font-size:180%;">Thursday, August 7th.</span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#663333;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#663333;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Same day</span>, 2 1/2 hours later; Thursday </span><span style="font-size:130%;">at <span style="font-size:180%;">3:00pm</span> <span style="font-size:100%;">arrive at Mike Biggs house again for the three day, two night hike up to San Gorgonio Peak. San Gorgonio is the highest mountain peak in Southern California at 11,499 feet! They took the Vivian Creek trail which is the shortest and steepest route to the summit. Well they camped Thursday night about 2.5 miles up and hiked Friday to the summit and back to the camp which was an 11 mile roundtrip. After resting and eating and setting up camp, it was still daylight and a BEAR came into camp. They scared it away once, then twice and continued to scare it away until Brother Biggs said "This is enough, we can't stay." By then it had gotten dark and they hiked the 2.5 miles down with the help of Jacob's headlamp and other flashlights and headed home, </span><span style="font-size:180%;">Friday night, August 8th, </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">instead of Saturday after lunch! Here is a link to the pictures of the hike and the video of the bear!</span></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.biggsfamily.net/share/SanGor/SanGor.htm" target="_blank">http://www.biggsfamily.net/share/SanGor/SanGor.htm</a> </div><div align="center"><strong><em><span style="color:#cc0000;">Thanks for checking in on us!</span></em></strong></div>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5105577396429961505.post-21188656442361856412008-08-04T21:39:00.000-07:002008-08-04T21:44:17.287-07:00Tuesday Musings #14<span style="color:#660000;"><strong>Ok I have been slacking on this because I have found it hard. Not impossible but challenging, which means-I'll get to it! This space dedicated to the topic of...</strong></span><br /><br /><em><span style="color:#006600;">Rewrite the following classic nursery rhyme as it applies to your life -</span></em><br /><em></em><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of a nail the shoe was lost.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of a shoe the horse was lost.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of a horse the rider was lost.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of a rider the battle was lost.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of a battle the kingdom was lost.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">And all for the want of a horseshoe nail.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">For example -</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of a wipe the diaper was lost.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of a diaper the errand was lost.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#663366;">For want of an errand the groceries were lost.</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Etc., etc., etc.Your poem can be longer than the original, but try not to make it any shorter.</span>Kristin Mezahttps://plus.google.com/107438021549107299446noreply@blogger.com0